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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] The average wedding cost in Bethesda is around $50k. Potomac trends higher at $80k for 200 guests…add in flowers, entertainment et al and let’s say you get to $125k.

It’s safe to say that some weddings cost $250k…but many, many is probably hyperbole.[/quote]

Source for this information? Of course the average wedding in this area is much less than $250k, but that doesn’t mean that there are not a lot of weddings that are that expensive. Venues like Congressional, Chevy Chase, Belle Haven, Woodmont clubs; or the Hay Adams, Willard, St. Regis hotels; Mellon Auditorium; National Museum for Women in the Arts; Meridian House; Union Station, etc. each host twenty luxury weddings a year. They book more than a year in advance with back-up holds every weekend in the spring and fall. High-end wedding planners in DC consistently estimate all-in costs starting at $1500 per person, and this was two years ago. I think 150-200 weddings a year in the DMV at this price range qualifies as “many,” but I guess that’s subjective.[/quote]

First…go do the same research I just did.  I hate all the lazy dipshits asking for “your source”.

Second…some weddings cost this but not many, many as there are easily several thousand in this area.

Third, if you are going to spend that on a wedding then you don’t care if anyone contributes towards it nor should you.  So what’s the problem?

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